Mon, Sep 15, 2008
September 15, 2008
NEBRASKA UNION, 6:30PM
Office of Undergraduate Studies Hosts Mid-Semester Check
The fifth annual mid-semester check at UNL for first-year and entering transfer students is Sept. 15 through Sept. 18. The program will be from 6:30 to 9 p.m. each night in the Nebraska Union. The Sept. 17 event is offered exclusively to students in General Studies.
Faculty and staff will lead workshops that offer recommendations for success in large classes, writing for college, success in college mathematics courses, undergraduate research opportunities, study abroad, tips for using Blackboard and other technology, choosing a major, preparing for health professions, time management, financial management, and working with an academic adviser.
MID-SEMESTER CHECK
Center for Grassland Studies Presents Seminar Series
Dr. Dennis Ojima, currently with The H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics, and the Environment, Washington, DC, and a senior research scientist at the Natural Resource Ecology Lab, Colorado State University, will present "Grasslands: Adapting to Global Change" at 3 p.m. today in the Nebraska East Union.
Refreshments available. Dr. Ojima is this year’s Leu Distinguished Lecturer. More information and list of seminars in the series available at their website.
MARY RIEPMA ROSS MEDIA ARTS CENTER
The Last Mistress and Frozen River Play at the Ross
UNL's Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center presents The Last Mistress and Frozen River. Both films will show through September 25.
Controversial director Catherine Breillat (Romance, Fat Girl) delivers her most ambitious film yet with The Last Mistress. Adapted from the novel by Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly, the film is set in 19th-century France, when the world was a seemingly much more innocent place. Underneath the surface, however, lurk infidelities and other dark secrets. A lush period piece that nonetheless has a universal, modern message, and it makes many daring statements about love, lust, and romance.
Courtney Hunt's remarkable and deeply emotional first feature Frozen River is a realistic look at the world of human smuggling and the difficult choices facing poor, single mothers. A wonderfully directed film full of atmosphere, heart, and outstanding performances by Melissa Leo and Misty Upham, the film is ultimately about the strength that resides in family and the way hope in a dire situation can be uncovered by courage and trust.
More information is available at the Ross website.
